Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-08-26

- A meeting of the Base Ball association
was called for last Wednesday evening but
only a few were present and the meeting
/ adjourned till Friday evening--Prof.
| Blanchard's horse fell down last week
breaking the thills.--The street commits
sioners are relaying the brick sidewalks on
| North Main street. .--,Inmcs Canning has
! just invented a belt shifter which he thinks
| will net him fortune 1t is an entirely
new thing and he has already received four
very flatterng offers for it.--Congress
man Allen of Lowell, Mass, was the guest
of Hon. j. c. Houghton last Wedneday.
Miss Jennie Sterling has returned from
her visit in Brooklyn, n. Y.--Court
street is being graded and the sidewalks
are being repaired - Mrs Snow Town is
dangerousl sick Fired II. Woodward is
working for Charles W. Marion in his bill
lard hall Mr. and Mrs w. H. Blake of
Swanton are in town.-Charles Putnam is
quite sick with bowel trouble. e.-Lawyer
j. V. Sprague and wife have moved to
Barre where they are housekeeping.
DIR. sumner Putnam passed peacefully
| away saturday morning at 10 minutes past
SIX. He had been great sufferer for the
past six months with chronic inflamma-
tion of the brain; II ounces of water was
| taken from the brain DR.. Putnam has
been one Of the best known, as well as one
of the most skillfnl physicians in this viii
lage for many years. He was GO years old
last February he leaves most excellent
wife and one daughter. Mrs. DR.. Arthur
B. Blsbee, and one sister, Mrs. Augusta
Whitcomb of Burlington. At one time
DR.. Putnam was the honored president of
the Medical society. The funeral was
held at his late residence ON Main street
Monday afternoon al p. M, and was
largely attended by relatives and friends.
Rev. j. Edward Wright ofiiciated, paying
a beautiful tribute to the worth of the
deceased, as the genial physician, the good
citizen and friend to all. Joel Foster, Esq,
had charge. The bearers were Messrs. Jo-
honott, Ferrn, Carter and Blanchard. The
floral offerings were numerous and beau
tiful. ...... Mrs. Mary Ingalls, of Green's
boro and Mrs. Augusta Whitcomb and
Miss Whitcomb of Burlington are stop
ping with Mrs. 5. Putnam.
Bradford.
Hon. David Blakesley of Minneapolis is
spending few days in town, having just
returned from Germany where his family
has been living for the past two years and
a half-There will be "A grand organ con-
cert at the Congregational church Wednes
day evening "A sociable and lawn party
was held at the residence of Mrs o. Corwin
Friday evening under the auspices of the
! Magnet Union. The proceeds were applied
to the organ fund.-The soldiers reunion
at Wiers pro misses to be a large gathering.
> w. NJ Farnham has just returned from
Buffalo, coming via the Thousand islands
l and Montreal. fall term of Brad
ford academy began Monday under the
principaship of d. B. Lock, A. b., with
Miss NJ. Grace Woodward as assistant
Melvin l.. Douglass leaves town Tues
day with the intention of entering the law
school at Ann Hrbor the first of October
There have been great many city
boarders i'll town this summer Mrs. f
,, " r. Evans and two SONS of Boston are Al
Mr. w. H. Norrise's.
: Cambridge.
Nellie Griswold and Katie Fletcher were
received into the Congre gational church
! at jeff ersonvlle last Sunday, Rev. Mr.
Tenney, pastor. Miss Ella Holmes was
! taken seriously i'll in the school room last
! week and is no better at this writing
Reuben Brush and family have gone
camping to Greensboro pond. .... Miss
Addie jackson has begun fall term OF
school i'll the north part of town..
Rev. c. A, Huntington preached for Mr.
Wheelock recently .,....Roy Turner
was in the Boro last week get
! ting over the shock of a railway acci
dent .,..M NJ. V. Witherell is recovering.
Mrs. Bert Buker and her little daughter
have been quite i'll Mrs. Abbie Sar
. gent started for her school at Greensboro
J last saturday, and Miss Elsie Raymore
the same day for her second term in VOL
cott...... Miss Ida Barton will teach the
fall term of the Jacksonville village
| school, assisted oy Miss Carrie Carroll. -.
/ Miss Gertrude Whitcomb has accepted a
clerkship in Rutland dry goods store
and leaves for her new duties next Mon
! day. Miss Bertha Whitcomb Wells
! begins teaching fall term of school in
district No q next Monday. Miss
| Mary Ober is working In the family OF
Harrison Raymore this fall. Miss
t Clara Smith has returned from Rhode
n Island and is with her sister, Mrs. Bert
n Buker. Willis and Marion Hubbard
= aud Myrtle Larabee attended camp meet
. ing III Morrlsville last week. ... Miner
y Sunderland of Highgate has been
4 visiting the families Of A. A, Haw-
Y w. S. Chatree of North Cambridge is go
1 ing to build a new dwelling house 49,.
n Mrs. Josie Warren and children of Fair
e field are visiting her parents, Mr. and
r Mrs. Ellsworth in Pleasant Valley
r lake. Lowell Putnam and family of Essex
visited Hampshire Corners last week. ......
Herbert Corce is i'll at Luther's Irish's.
e Miss Fannie Robinson and Mart Robin
son are home from visit to their sister
}. Mrs. Proctor, in Rutland. .... One Of the
n VI VI lOlll NHdlcS anu MS nay
Q wagon were badly damaged in a runaway
{ last week in the hay field. .....A two
e years-old colt belonging to Daniel Bulgel
v of Pleasant Valley was found dead last
:. week, having cut its throat on a wire
= fence. .....A fine colt belonging to j. S
$ kinsley of North Cambridge was gore6
d by an OK last week.
u Middlebury.
Nh and Mrs. j. II. Sargent have gont
S to Nantasket Beach on account of Mr.
!. Sargent's health, which has been quite
i poor for several weeks. zee. Rev. DR.. O
II. White of Boston has begun three
months supply pastOrate at the Congre
Gatioual chuIch. special villag,
II meeting is to be held Thursday Afternoon
Sc and there will probably be large
n attendance. The sewage question now
seems to be considered of grea
. Importance on account of tn,
u condition of some of our streets ...
e Patrick Shea, who died on Thursday, wa
/ buried from the Catholic church Saturda,
d forenoon. Mr., Shea was one of our oldes
% residents and had lived in town for half
j., century .....H. b. Potter of New NOrl